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Integration: The Journal of Big Picture Theory and Practice 10 Episodes Sep 14, 2026

The Integration podcast features thinkers who connect ideas across domains, traditions, and levels of analysis in pursuit of deeper coherence and practical insight. It highlights the work of scholars associated with Integration: The Journal of Big Picture Theory and Practice, a peer-reviewed publication advancing the integrative study of metatheory and systems thinking. The show addresses the unprecedented complexity of the 21st century through interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches. It also presents other researchers whose work contributes to this broader field.

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Alfred North Whitehead's Process Philosophy: A Deeper Dive with Andrew M. Davis, Nick Hedlund and Brendan Graham Dempsey Sep 14, 2026 4895 Website: https://appliedmetatheory.org/Support IAM: https://appliedmetatheory.org/donate/Join IAM: https://appliedmetatheory.org/join/The New Story of Wholeness: https://newstoryofwholeness.com/Integrative Values Charter: https://integrativevalues.org/Integration: The Journal Of Big Picture Theory and Practice: https://integrationjournal.org/In this episode of the Integration podcast, Andrew M. Da

Metamodernism: A Deeper Dive with Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm Sep 2, 2026 4545 Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm joins Nick Hedlund and Brendan Graham Dempsey for a deep dive into metamodernism. Where does a worldview actually live, in an individual or in a culture, and what do we do with the fact that people are rarely as consistent as the concept assumes? Does a false belief become real the moment it makes something happen? How does a theory of language written for scholars end

What Are Big Pictures Actually For? w/ Sean Esbjörn-Hargens, Nick Hedlund, Brendan Graham Dempsey Aug 19, 2026 4199 Sean Esbjörn-Hargens joins Nick Hedlund and Brendan Graham Dempsey for a deep dive on Complex Integral Realism, and a bigger question surfaces: what does integrative metatheory actually do in the world? The maps are enormous, and the applications so far are small and slow. Does a bigger picture hand you more leverage, or mostly a clearer view of how little leverage you have? One answer is that the

A Closer Look at Visionary Realism with Nick Hedlund & Brendan Graham Dempsey Aug 4, 2026 4433 Nick Hedlund describes Visionary Realism as an attempt to sketch a worldview adequate to the complexity and sacredness of reality, one built on reverence, humility, and listening. In this episode of the Integration podcast, he talks with Brendan Graham Dempsey about what stands in the way: the split Kant first named between what's knowable and what's real, a divide Hedlund traces forward into post

Roy Bhaskar's Critical Realism: A Closer Look | w/ Leigh Price, Nick Hedlund, Brendan Graham Dempsey Jul 22, 2026 4134 In this episode of the Integration podcast, Leigh Price sits down with Nick Hedlund and Brendan Graham Dempsey to go further into critical realism than her IAM Research Forum talk had room for. She traces Roy Bhaskar's philosophy through its major phases, from transcendental realism through dialectical critical realism, where his concept of absence resolves long-standing puzzles in the Hegelian an

Going Deeper into Integral Theory | with Bruce Alderman, Nick Hedlund, & Brendan Graham Dempsey Jul 14, 2026 4843 Website: https://appliedmetatheory.org/Support IAM: https://appliedmetatheory.org/donate/Join IAM: https://appliedmetatheory.org/join/The New Story of Wholeness: https://newstoryofwholeness.com/Integrative Values Charter: https://integrativevalues.org/Integration: The Journal Of Big Picture Theory and Practice: https://integrationjournal.org/In this episode of the Integration podcast, Bruce Alderm

From Matter to Mind: Inside the Unified Theory of Knowledge | Gregg Henriques, Nick Hedlund, Brendan Graham Dempsey Jun 24, 2026 5124 In this episode of the Integration podcast, Dr. Gregg Henriques joins Brendan Graham Dempsey and Nick Hedlund for a deeper dive into the Unified Theory of Knowledge. His earlier presentation at the IAM Research Forum established the philosophical context; this conversation goes inside the model itself.Key themes include the Tree of Knowledge in depth: the four cones of complexification and how mat

Why Integrative Metatheory 2.0 Now? | Robb Smith, Nick Hedlund, Brendan Graham Dempsey Jun 17, 2026 4270 In this episode of the Integration podcast, Robb Smith joins Nicholas Hedlund and Brendan Graham Dempsey to make the case for Integrative Metatheory 2.0. Drawing on a project that began with Sean Esbjörn-Hargens' meta-integral work in 2010-2013, they explore how frameworks like critical realism, Edgar Morin's complex thought, and metamodernism entered the conversation alongside integral theory, an

What Is Meta-Studies? w/ Mark Edwards, Nick Hedlund, & Brendan Graham Dempsey Jan 28, 2026 3758 In this episode of the Integration podcast, Mark Edwards joins Brendan Graham Dempsey and Nick Hedlund for an in-depth conversation on metatheory, meta-studies, and why methodological rigor is essential for navigating the global metacrisis. Edwards, one of the most influential contemporary scholars in integrative meta-studies, clarifies what metatheory is (and is not), why “big pictures” require d

Integration for Transformation w/ Robb Smith, Nick Hedlund, & Brendan Graham Dempsey Jan 21, 2026 5455 Robb Smith discusses the need for integrative conceptual work in today's world with Integration journal Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Hedlund and Managing Editor Brendan Graham Dempsey. Why do the interconnected challenges of the metacrisis demand integrative solutions? How are emancipatory struggles aided by embracing critical metatheory? What do the very patterns of knowledge integration suggest abou

The Evolutionary-Developmental Perspective w/ Clément Vidal Oct 16, 2025 4624 Dr. Clément Vidal discusses the work coming out of the Evo-Devo community and his contributions to theorizing the concept of worldview before unpacking the core aspects of a so-called "cosmic evolutionary" worldview, whose ideas resonate deeply with the integrative worldview being developed by the Institute of Applied Metatheory. We unpack his ideas around cosmological artificial selection and its

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